(image courtesy of Hancock County Sheriff's Department) An inmate at the Hancock County Jail is dead after hanging himself in his cell this morning (Tuesday morning). Michael Ryan Youngblood, 34, was awaiting sentencing after a child molestation conviction. Captain Jeff Rasche...

Schools would be encouraged to create a certificate for students who demonstrate a good work ethic, under a bill approved by the Indiana Senate. 10 schools in northwest and southeast Indiana already award work ethic certificates to students who have near-perfect attendance in...

A top Indiana medical ethicist says the latest Supreme Court challenges to the Affordable Care Act may fizzle out. Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Hall Center for Law and Health Professor David Orentlicher is speaking out one day before the U.S. Supreme Court...

Purdue University has suspended a fraternity for repeated violations of rules involving alcohol and hazing. Purdue announced the two-year suspension of its Sigma Nu chapter jointly with the national Sigma Nu fraternity. "This organization has had, unfornately, a history of...

The public will have an opportunity Tuesday, March 3rd to tour the new John Dillinger Museum in the historic Lake County Courthouse. The museum moved from the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond to the courthouse. Speros Batitastos, president and CEO of the South Shore Convention...

Worries about job commitments and sliding stock prices are forcing The Indianapolis City-County Council to take some more time to think about a 18.5 million dollar incentive package. This is the second time the multimillion dollar tax break has been put on hold before it gets a full council vote. Angie's List announced that they would ask council for a tax break that would come from a tax increment financing ordinance if they could take over an old Ford assembly plant on a blighted portion on Indianapolis' east side. With the exception of a bright spot in 2013, Angie's List stock prices have slid downward since the company went public, recently hitting an all-time low of $4.59 per share at the end of January. The total number of jobs added as part of the incentive package is still somewhat unclear. As part of the TIF, Angie's List said they would add 13-hundred new jobs for a total of 28-hundred employees by the year 20-19. Indianapolis would then check the books in the form of a company provided semi-annual review of their job goals.

Legislative leaders say they're ready to support requiring prescriptions for cold remedies like Sudafed, to prevent drug dealers from using it to make methamphetamine. But rank-and-file legislators may not be ready to go along. State law already limits how much medication...

By a 19-10 vote, the Indianapolis City-County Council approved a proposal to fund the new Indianapolis pre-kindergarten program. The proposal gives $4.2 million for the first year of the five-year program. The total cost of the program is estimated at $40 million with half...